Series stars comment on being the newest members of Netflix’s growing roster of stop-motion characters from Japan.
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Most 12-year-olds are probably just starting to try drawing their own manga, but this girl is a full-on animator.
This makeup video has Internet users hooked, but it doesn’t contain a single real-life image — because it’s made entirely with stop-motion animation!





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